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<blockquote data-quote="Member496333" data-source="post: 1979338"><p>It’s not something that I feel the majority should concern themselves with during the earlier times after diagnosis. Although the priority for all insulin resistant diebateics should be to minimise insulin secretion, really the most effective practical measure of this, initially, can be regarded as reduced blood glucose concentrations. However, when one reaches the stage that blood glucose is flatlined and repeatable for several months, I feel that it can be beneficial to know fasting insulin. This is because one is effectively back in the zone of some semblance of sensitivity (as evidenced by no dawn phenomenon), and thus there is no way to know if the dietary strategy remains sound. That is to say that if sensitivity has improved, rising insulin levels may not necessarily materialise as increasing blood glucose concentration in the immediate term. In this context, fasting insulin testing is the very earliest warning system of any returning metabolic dysfunction. I would now like to prioritise fasting insulin over HbA1c as my ongoing metabolic marker moving into the future.</p><p></p><p>Without wishing to sound pretentious, it’s probably a test that only ‘advanced users’ should bother with. It could very easily and unnecessarily add an extra layer of complexity for most folk. Hope that all made sense <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Member496333, post: 1979338"] It’s not something that I feel the majority should concern themselves with during the earlier times after diagnosis. Although the priority for all insulin resistant diebateics should be to minimise insulin secretion, really the most effective practical measure of this, initially, can be regarded as reduced blood glucose concentrations. However, when one reaches the stage that blood glucose is flatlined and repeatable for several months, I feel that it can be beneficial to know fasting insulin. This is because one is effectively back in the zone of some semblance of sensitivity (as evidenced by no dawn phenomenon), and thus there is no way to know if the dietary strategy remains sound. That is to say that if sensitivity has improved, rising insulin levels may not necessarily materialise as increasing blood glucose concentration in the immediate term. In this context, fasting insulin testing is the very earliest warning system of any returning metabolic dysfunction. I would now like to prioritise fasting insulin over HbA1c as my ongoing metabolic marker moving into the future. Without wishing to sound pretentious, it’s probably a test that only ‘advanced users’ should bother with. It could very easily and unnecessarily add an extra layer of complexity for most folk. Hope that all made sense :D [/QUOTE]
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